Evangelical College Relaxes Rules on Alcohol

Submitted by Scott Jaschik on September 30, 2013 - 3:00am

Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago, has ended bans on employee drinking and smoking when they are off campus, The Chicago Tribune[1] reported. While the institute still expects literal adherence to rules stated in the Bible, officials noted that drinking and smoking are not barred there. "We're the Moody Bible Institute, so we're very interested in staying and adhering to God's word," said Paul Nyquist, the president. "You can't substantiate nondrinking from Scripture. In New Testament times, in Old Testament times, there was drinking of wine. You can't get around that. We've got really good people here.... We're not going to regulate those areas anymore. We trust them to make good, godly, wise decisions."